In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Foy like this:
FOY, a parish in Ross district, Hereford; on the river Wye and on the Hereford and Gloucester railway, near Fawley station, 3 miles N by W of Ross. It includes the township of Eaton-Tregoes; and its post town is Ross. Acres, 2, 322. Rated property, £3, 716. Pop., 318. Houses, 60. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Hereford. Value, £515.* Patron, the Rev. John Jones. The church is good; and there are charities £13.
Foy through time
Foy is now part of Herefordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Herefordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Foy itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Foy in Herefordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5605
Date accessed: 20th May 2024
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